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• 7th annual Ski, Snowshoe or Fat Bike for SAH medical equipment

  24-01-2018 21:55
  This is the seventh year for Ski the Trails in support of the Sault Area Hospital Foundation (SAHF). The event is in partnership with the Soo Finnish Nordic Ski Club. Come on out Sunday, February 11th 2018! Participants are asked to gather pledges, support our local healthcare and ski, snowshoe or fat bike over 1500KMs […]
  
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• Animal care and control bylaw deferred

  24-01-2018 21:44 via saultstar.com
  
  The city’s legal staff will meet with a lawyer representing Spruce Haven Nature Farm before council debates a bylaw that will prohibit zoos in Sault Ste. Marie.
  
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• PIGEON, Ron

  24-01-2018 21:43
  It is with broken hearts we announce that Ron passed away at home, on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 with his wife Dianne by his side. His spirit is free to soar no longer encumbered by a cruel disease. Beloved husband and lifelong partner of Dianne Pigeon. Ron has left to join his son Ronnie Jr., […]
  
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• BERTRAND, Alan Steve

  24-01-2018 20:54
  With sorrow we announce the passing of Al on Friday, January 19, 2018 at the age of 32. Beloved husband of Nicole Aelick. Loving father of Liam. Dear son of Denise (Pat). Son-in-law of Carmen and Richard Aelick. Grandson of Bernard David, the late Antonia Boissoneau and the late Maurice Bertrand. Cherished nephew of Clayton, […]
  
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• Join us on Friday for our Sponsored Game Night at the @OHLHoundPower game. Look for our tables and see Sparky the F… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-01-2018 20:52 via twitter.com
  Join us on Friday for our Sponsored Game Night at the @OHLHoundPower game. Look for our tables and see Sparky the F… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• WIGMORE, Dorothy Jean

  24-01-2018 20:50
  Passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the Sault Area Hospital on Monday, January 22, 2018 at the age of 85. Beloved wife of the late Stanley. Mother of Gina Houle (Rick), Beverly Bosman (David), Arthur Wigmore and the late Carrie Ann. Grandmother of Jason Speers (Lisa), Jennifer Roess (Peter), Kelly Legault […]
  
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• Quinn remembered for outgoing personality

  24-01-2018 19:47 via saultstar.com
  
  Cheers!, he’d say with a smile on hisface before launching into a joke thatwould result in his deep bellyachinglaugh.
  
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• Police Seek Witnesses To Robbery

  24-01-2018 19:06
  On January 22nd, 2018 at approximately 10:30 a.m. officers with the Patrol Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service responded to a robbery in the rear parking lot of Station Mall near St. Mary’s River Drive. A female suspect followed an elderly woman through the parking lot and approached her from behind.  The […]
  
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• Mugging of senior foiled at mall

  24-01-2018 18:49 via saultstar.com
  
  A female tried to take an elderly woman's purse at Station Mall on Tuesday.
  
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• On January 22nd, 2018 at approximately 10:30 a.m. officers with the Patrol Services Division of the Sault Ste.... fb.me/20XKsP1Ee

  24-01-2018 18:31 via twitter.com
  On January 22nd, 2018 at approximately 10:30 a.m. officers with the Patrol Services Division of the Sault Ste.... fb.me/20XKsP1Ee
  
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• Officers Seek Witnesses to Robbery #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  24-01-2018 18:31 via twitter.com
  Officers Seek Witnesses to Robbery #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• Spike belt stops driver in Garden River

  24-01-2018 16:03 via saultstar.com
  
  A spike belt was put on Highway 17 in Garden River to stop a motorist driving dangerously on Tuesday.
  
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• Gerry Luxton ~ An Unsung Hero contributing to the quality of life of many

  24-01-2018 15:56
  Gerry Luxton Gerry Luxton is another Volunteer who quietly is contributing to the quality of life for many people in the Sault. Gerry, a Sault native, is a retired school teacher. He taught at Ben R McMullin and Northern Heights schools. Growing up in a musically inclined family he learned to play the piano as […]
  
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• OPP deploy spike belt to stop driver that fled

  24-01-2018 15:41
  (HURON SHORES TOWNSHIP, ON) – On January 23, 2018, at approximately 3:00 p.m. members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attempted to stop a west bound speeding motor vehicle on Highway 17 in the Huron Shores Township, Ontario. The vehicle initially stopped, and then sped off before police had a chance to speak […]
  
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• Help us solve Elliot Lake theft: OPP

  24-01-2018 15:34 via saultstar.com
  
  Police want help to solve a recent burglary in Elliot Lake.
  
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• Perlini talks sports, kids and parents

  24-01-2018 14:59 via saultstar.com
  
  More than two dozen vendors participate at Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce's 2018 Health and Wellness Expo.
  
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• OPP reopens Blind River detachment

  24-01-2018 14:45 via saultstar.com
  
  The Ontario Provincial Police detachment in Blind River is back open to the public.
  
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• MMM…Who Wants Pancakes?

  24-01-2018 14:28
  The Kiwanis Club of Lakeshore invites everyone to join them in a long standing Bon Soo Winter Carnival tradition – the annual Pancake Breakfast. Taking place on Saturday, February 3 and Sunday, February 4, 2018  from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Bon Soo Breakfast is all you can eat. Start your Bon Soo day […]
  
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• Algoma U to Host Two Elite Championships this February

  24-01-2018 14:17
  This February, Algoma University will play host to two elite sporting championships, the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Curling Championships, and the U Sports Wrestling Championships, which will see the best university student-athletes in the country compete for coveted titles in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. “Sault Ste. Marie is pleased to welcome the top university curlers […]
  
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• Liberals to end community mail box conversions, but won’t restore door-to-door

  24-01-2018 10:00
  OTTAWA — The federal Liberals will spell out their long-term plan to reform Canada Post today, making permanent a freeze on converting home delivery to community mail boxes. But some 800,000 families who have already started walking down the street for their mail won’t see door-to-door delivery restored — a move that’s sure to upset postal workers […]
  
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• Cara’s Keg acquisition latest move in restaurant industry consolidation

  24-01-2018 10:00
  Cara Operations Ltd.’s deal to buy The Keg restaurants is the latest consolidation move in an industry dominated by three operators that account for one-sixth of restaurant sales in Canada. Cara, MTY Food Group Inc. and Restaurant Brands International Inc. brought in an estimated $10 billion from a total $60 billion spent at restaurants last year, according to figures […]
  
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• Experience where few dare to go at the Banff Mountain Film Festival

  24-01-2018 05:34
  Searchmont Resort, The Sault Community Theatre Centre and Stokely Creek Lodge are Bringing Film to Life Searchmont Resort, the Sault Community Theatre Centre and Stokely Creek Lodge are collaborating together to bring the community of Sault Ste. Marie the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour on January 30th, 2018 at the Sault Community Theatre Centre […]
  
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• Experience where few dare to go at 1 night Film Festival coming to the Soo

  24-01-2018 05:34
  Searchmont Resort, The Sault Community Theatre Centre and Stokely Creek Lodge are Bringing Film to Life Searchmont Resort, the Sault Community Theatre Centre and Stokely Creek Lodge are collaborating together to bring the community of Sault Ste. Marie the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour on January 30th, 2018 at the Sault Community Theatre Centre […]
  
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• Job Fair this Thursday for all Dollarama locations

  24-01-2018 05:32
  The Dollarama Job Fair will be held at Employment Solutions located at 421 Bay Street, 4th Floor, Station Tower. The Job Fair is for all four Dollarama locations (Market Mall, Churchill Plaza, Northern Ave and Station Mall). Thursday, January 25, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Hiring for – Assistant Team Leads and Sales […]
  
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• Superfan dressed as Hulk banned from game

  24-01-2018 02:23
  WARMAN, Sask. — A man who dresses up as the Incredible Hulk at Saskatchewan Rush lacrosse games says he’s been banned from this weekend’s game in Calgary against the Roughnecks. Known as Rush Hulk, Kelvin Ooms has organized four busloads of fans as part of a road trip from Saskatchewan. He says he’s been told he cannot attend Saturday’s […]
  
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• RCMP officers allege sexual abuse by doctor at Mounties’ health office

  24-01-2018 02:22
  HALIFAX — Police in Halifax are investigating allegations that RCMP members and recruits were sexually assaulted by a doctor at the Mounties’ health clinic in Nova Scotia over two decades. The force’s commanding officer in Nova Scotia, Assistant Commissioner Brian Brennan, said in a note to officers that several employees have come forward, and he expects “many more” in […]
  
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• Rail conductor involved in Banff crash fired again for social media posts

  24-01-2018 02:15
  A Canadian Pacific Railway conductor who was fired following a 2014 derailment in Banff and later reinstated has been dismissed again — this time over social media posts that included several sexy modelling photos. Stephanie Katelnikoff says she received a letter from her employer last fall attached to a package of screen grabs from her social media accounts and was told […]
  
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• Man selects $400 worth of merch without paying

  24-01-2018 02:11
  Male Arrested for Theft On January 20th, 2018 officers with the Patrol Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 52 year old Ronald Masse of Albert Street West for theft. It is alleged that at 6:00 p.m. the accused entered a store in the 100 block of Churchill Avenue where he selected […]
  
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• HSCDSB Trustees Meet New Education Minister

  24-01-2018 01:15
  Sault Ste. Marie: Trustees of the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB), along with the Director of Education, were honoured to be involved in the first official event attended by Ontario’s new Minister of Education on Friday, January 19 in Toronto. The Honourable Minister Indira Naidoo-Harris was in attendance at a conference hosted by the […]
  
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• Bushplane boss is moving on

  24-01-2018 01:00 via saultstar.com
  
  Mike Delfre is stepping down as Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre's executive director.
  
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• Sault Star Santa Fund extension helps top expectations; Christmas Cheer reports hike in single clients

  24-01-2018 00:37 via saultstar.com
  
  Stretching the Sault Star Santa Fund didn’t hurt.This year’s campaign officially wrapped Jan. 12, posting a total that exceeded officials’ expectations, with $86,164.04 collected for Christmas Cheer.“When I totalled it up, I was in my glory,” fund co-ordinator Brunella Gagliardi said.Officials opted to extend the campaign one week when the official
  
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• Flu can be fatal for healthy kids and young adults, though rare: experts

  24-01-2018 00:21
  TORONTO — When most people think about deaths from influenza, elderly patients with underlying health conditions are likely the first to come to mind. But the complications of flu can also be fatal on rare occasions in children and young adults, even those who are otherwise healthy. The U.S. has recorded 30 pediatric deaths from influenza so far this season, including a 10-year-old Connecticut boy who developed pneumonia [&he
  
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